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Hybrid Graduate Student Body President bei University of Kansas

University of Kansas · Lawrence, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid

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Job Description

35% - Student Representation
  • Serves as the Chair for Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB).
  • Develops and executes an effective communication strategy to Graduate and Professional Student Organizations about Student Senate activities and outcomes.
  • Gathers, compiles, and presents information to the Student Executive Committee and Student Senate on graduate student concerns and suggestions to improve student life.
  • Facilitates graduate student representation, schedules meetings, and maintains effective communication with stakeholders to ensure the work and decisions made through GSAB are transparent within Student Senate and the KU community.
35% - Work with KU Administration
  • Develop and set agenda for meetings with KU administrative officers.
  • Fosters effective relationships between and among the Student Senate, Office of Graduate Studies, Office of Student Affairs, and Office of the Provost to enhance the graduate student experience.
30% - Advocacy Work
  • Monitors the effectiveness of legal, health, childcare, support and/or financial services relevant to graduate and professional students at the University of Kansas.
  • Effectively communicates deficits in graduate student services to GSAB, KU Student Senate, and KU Administration

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY.

Work Schedule

20 hours per week; including a portion served in the Student Senate office between 8am and 9pm, Monday through Friday. Wednesday evenings 5pm-10pm for Student Senate meetings.

Contact Information to Applicants

Required Qualifications

  1. KU graduate student in good academic standing enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program in accordance with the Full-Time Enrollment for Graduate Students policy.
  2. Able to attend in person Student Senate and administrative meetings and therefore needs the ability to commute to the Lawrence campus multiple times per week (see duties listed above).
  3. Strong written communication skills, as demonstrated by application materials.
  4. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to relate to students, staff, and faculty as demonstrated by application materials.
  5. Strong organization and time management skills as demonstrated by application materials.
  6. Successful background check as established by the University of Kansas.

Advertised Salary Range

$24.00 per hour.

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Completion of at least one year of graduate course work enrolled full-time in a KU graduate program.
  2. Prior experience writing policy or legislation as demonstrated by application materials.
  3. Prior experience or involvement with KU Student Senate or student governance at another higher education institution as demonstrated by application materials.
  4. Prior experience advocating for graduate student needs, including participation in departmental, school, or university committees, or other forms of campus advocacy as demonstrated by application materials.

Position Overview

The mission of the Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB) is fourfold: to serve graduate and professional students at the University of Kansas by addressing their needs and concerns to administrative and government agents; to promote graduate and professional students status and achievements (e.g. research, teaching, and service) to the administration, community, and Board of Regents; to develop productive working relationships with all departmental, administrative, and governance bodies at the University of Kansas; and to provide opportunities that facilitate graduate and professional students’ academic and professional development.

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Additional Candidate Instruction

  • Completion of online application.
  • Resume: include any skills, qualifications, and/or experience that would be applicable to this position.
  • 2 professional references.
A review of applications will continue until a qualified candidate is identified.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
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